Judism

JUDAISM The Jewish Synagogue, “The Tree of Life”, was built in 1986. It is one of three in the City of Columbia. The Synagogue was a very interesting, outside of the building was a sculpture of the “Star of David” to add to the beauty of the very well kept grounds. The windows in the Synagogue were beautifully sculptured with the events of Christ’s life on earth and His returning to heaven. We learned that …

…within the faith and the calendar is important very much like the Jewish Calendar. Muslims look at a day from sundown to sunset and believe in the month of Ramadan (fasting). The Muslims in America who have been raised in traditional Muslim cultures speak of the tension they experience in trying to remain close to their native tongue, cultural, ethnic, and religious roots while trying to develop a sense of belonging in their adopted home.